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Training Course

for scientists

The management of scientific projects is one of the core competences of researchers at BOKU. As one of the most intensively third-party funded universities in Austria, BOKU highly depends on research projects. Thus, professionalization in scientific project management is extremely important.

Training Course: Management of Research Projects

Target Group:

Scientific staff members with low to medium experience when it comes to research projects (an ongoing research project ideally)

Objectives of the Training Course:

Communication and application of project management methods as a foundation for professional management and successful project submission / funding application both on a national and international level

Development of competences for the active development of project management processes (project start, controlling, coordination, termination) in research projects

Demonstrating specific details in research projects management and EU projects

Implementation of project management methods using concrete examples from the participants

Contribution to the networking of researchers at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

Contribution to a sustainable establishment of professional project management at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences

Methodology:

Specific Preparation

Short preparation tests based on "Happy Project!" (Manz Verlag, 2005) by Roland Gareis are provided as well as examples taken from research project manuals

Short inputs provided from trainers, presentations of practical examples and case studies

Working situations in projects thanks to group work which allows the simulation of practical project work

"Training on the Project": working on real research projects of the participants which leads to immediate practical transfer of content learned

Peer-Group

In the classroom seminars we work on concrete / planned research projects of the participants. These small groups strengthen the present findings of the team between the two modules as well as their work on a project manual. In module 2, feedback on the project manuals is provided by the trainer and fellow participants.

Possibility for the Certification Based on projektmanagement austria (PMA)

PMA is responsible for project management certifications in Austria (www.p-m-a.at). Contents and scale of this education and training program in two modules forms a foundation for the certification. Based on the participants' existing competences in the field of project management a certification on various levels can be arranged. Please note: the costs for a certification are not included in the course costs.

Contents:

The training course consists of two modules with a total of five days: Project Management Basics consists of three days, Project Management Advanced is two days:

Objectives and Methodology of Module One: „Project Management Basics“

Objectives of Module One:

Familiarization with project management methods

Identification of the benefits and limitations of project management for research projects

Practice-oriented approach using concrete / planned projects of the participants ("Training on the Project")

Reflection, discussion, feedback as important working methods

Contents of Module One:

Requirements for project management in research

Project concepts, project types, project management approaches

Similarities and differences to process management

Understanding projects as social systems

Development of shared viewpoints as a central objective of project management

Project management methods as central element in projects

Project organization, roles in projects - role of the sponsor, project team work

Consideration of social competences in the development of project organizations